2025-10-15T11:07:28-04:00 2025-05-31 472399509 WORTHINGTON HUGHES & HOAR PC 400 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 3000 WOBURN MA 018016592 990 2024-06-01 043172322 MERRIMACK RIVER FELINE RESCUE SOCIETY INC MERR 9784620760 63 ELM STREET SALISBURY MA 01952 STACY LEBARON TREASURER 9784620760 2025-10-03 true true ANTHONY F CARUSO P01286664 7813053534 2025-10-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STACY LEBARON 63 ELM ST SALISBURY MA 01952 1263746 false X WWW.MRFRS.ORG X 1992 MA TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL CATS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM. 5 5 13 162 0 999770 541701 625594 361488 92631 117579 130106 147008 1848101 1167776 0 0 589423 533637 0 156416 561933 564763 1151356 1098400 696745 69376 6651228 6799710 116932 36920 6534296 6762790 X TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL CATS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM. false false 296660 195818 MERRIMACK RIVER FELINE RESCUE SOCIETY'S ADOPTION PROGRAM FINDS LOVING HOMES FOR BOTH KITTENS AND ADULT CATS. SINCE INCEPTION IN 1992, WE HAVE PLACED OVER 25,000 CATS IN HOMES. MRFRS IS A "NO KILL" SHELTER AND COMMITS TO NEVER EUTHANIZE A FELINE DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THEIR AGE; LACK OF SPACE IN THE SHELTER OR FOSTER HOMES; THE LENGTH OF STAY IN OUR CARE; OR FOR BEHAVORIAL REASONS. MRFRS WILL STILL PRACTICE HUMANE EUTHANASIA WHEN THE QUALITY-OF-LIFE PROGRNOSIS FOR A CAT IS NEGATIVE. MOST CATS ARE KEPT IN A CAGE-FREE ENVIRONMENT. CATS ARE ACCEPTED FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS WITHOUT REGARD FOR AGE OR HEALTH. WE ALSO ACCEPT ANY CAT THAT WE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OUT THAT IS RETURNED TO US, REGARDLESS OF HEALTH OR AGE. GRANTS AND DONATIONS COVER THE COST OF VETERINARY CARE, VACCINATIONS, NEUTERING, FOOD AND SHELTER. WE OFFER EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC ON THE BENEFITS OF SPAYING/NEUTERING, AS WELL AS ON CAT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. 343141 165670 MERRIMACK RIVER FELINE RESCUE SOCIETY'S LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM, CALLED THE "CATMOBILE" PROGRAM, IS AVAILABLE TO OWNED KITTENS AND ADULT CATS, AS WELL AS TO CATS FROM OTHER SHELTERS. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2008, WE HAVE SPAYED OR NEUTERED OVER 77,000 CATS. OUR MOBILE CLINIC SERVES CENTRAL, SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO THE PROGRAM ALLOW LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR CAT SPAYED/NEUTERED AT A REDUCED FEE. 79758 FELINE ASSISTANCE, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT (FARS) SUBSIDIZES VETERINARY CARE FOR LOW-INCOME CAT OWNERS WHO'S CAT NEEDS SIGNIFICANT, EXPENSIVE MEDICAL OR DENTAL TREATMENT TO ENABLE THOSE CAT OWNERS TO KEEP THEIR PETS IN THEIR HOMES. MRFRS HAS HELPED OVER 850 CATS SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. 23286 MRFRS'S CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS FUND (CCF) ASSISTS WITH THE COST OF VETERINARY CARE FOR FREE-ROAMING CATS THAT ARE SICK OR INJURED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. MRFRS ALSO HOLDS PERIODIC CLINICS TO SPAY/NEUTER FERAL CATS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAPPED OR RESCUED BY AREA VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PREVENT THE EXPANSION OF THE FERAL CAT POPULATION IN THE AREA. TO DATE, THE CLINICS HAVE FIXED OVER 15,000 FERAL FELINES, PREVENTING THOUSANDS OF UNWANTED LITTERS. 23286 742845 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MA X X STACY LEBARON 9784620760 63 ELM ST SALISBURY MA 01952 GAIL A LYNCH PRESIDENT 30.00 X X 0 0 0 STACY LEBARON TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL C CARVOTTA-BROWN CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAMIE NGAM-CONNOR VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY ALEXANDER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN GLASS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 95602 0 0 95602 false false false 31344 510357 14572 541701 ADOPTION PROGRAM 195818 195818 CATMOBILE PROGRAM 165670 165670 361488 119141 119141 40436 41998 -1562 -1562 -1562 196000 31344 53972 142028 133949 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 4980 4980 4980 1167776 366468 251528 96363 25054 56854 14455 387115 280347 10510 96258 10531 7736 312 2483 39628 25575 5473 8580 47261 47261 20074 20074 46951 14359 29235 3357 37938 15464 8340 14134 25167 15356 5585 4226 78460 58460 10000 10000 18579 18579 17847 12729 3492 1626 63212 63212 10737 7437 2003 1297 ANIMAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES 96820 96820 VETERINARY CARE 85381 85381 OTHER ANIMAL CARE 13202 13202 OTHER ADOPTION EXPENSES 3134 3134 1098400 742845 199139 156416 246643 68103 2484958 2114126 1500 229 40158 34366 1063335 620192 506355 443143 3200740 4003365 170874 136378 6651228 6799710 32141 29370 33265 110 51526 7440 116932 36920 X 3940919 4520099 2593377 2242691 6534296 6762790 6651228 6799710 X 69376 149778 9340 X false true X true false X 4625341 646839 727310 999770 541701 7540961 741928 740933 402933 625594 548802 3060190 5367269 1387772 1130243 1625364 1090503 10601151 10601151 14837 30447 31305 90336 119141 286066 14837 30447 31305 90336 119141 286066 5382106 1418219 1161548 1715700 1209644 10887217 0.97370 0.98250 0.03000 0.02000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 481654 267983 213671 33389 33389 548292 318820 229472 443143 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 7440 7440 1330572 149778 33092 182870 1147702 20074 20074 1167776 1102078 23752 23752 1078326 20074 20074 1098400 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D CHANGE IN VALUE OF ANNUITY 9,340 FUNDRAISING EVENT COSTS 23,752 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT COSTS 23,752 FURBALL EVENT 152801 29200 123601 21133 21346 STRUT FOR STRAY 38691 38691 875 976 3818 2 28158 465 27693 5700 219650 29665 189985 22008 976 30864 53848 136137 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A MERRIMACK RIVER FELINE RESCUE SOCIETY'S ADOPTION PROGRAM FINDS LOVING HOMES FOR BOTH KITTENS AND ADULT CATS. SINCE INCEPTION IN 1992, WE HAVE PLACED OVER 25,000 CATS IN HOMES. MRFRS IS A "NO KILL" SHELTER AND COMMITS TO NEVER EUTHANIZE A FELINE DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THEIR AGE; LACK OF SPACE IN THE SHELTER OR FOSTER HOMES; THE LENGTH OF STAY IN OUR CARE; OR FOR BEHAVORIAL REASONS. MRFRS WILL STILL PRACTICE HUMANE EUTHANASIA WHEN THE QUALITY-OF-LIFE PROGRNOSIS FOR A CAT IS NEGATIVE. MOST CATS ARE KEPT IN A CAGE-FREE ENVIRONMENT. CATS ARE ACCEPTED FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS WITHOUT REGARD FOR AGE OR HEALTH. WE ALSO ACCEPT ANY CAT THAT WE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OUT THAT IS RETURNED TO US, REGARDLESS OF HEALTH OR AGE. GRANTS AND DONATIONS COVER THE COST OF VETERINARY CARE, VACCINATIONS, NEUTERING, FOOD AND SHELTER. WE OFFER EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC ON THE BENEFITS OF SPAYING/NEUTERING, AS WELL AS ON CAT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D MRFRS'S CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS FUND (CCF) ASSISTS WITH THE COST OF VETERINARY CARE FOR FREE-ROAMING CATS THAT ARE SICK OR INJURED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. MRFRS ALSO HOLDS PERIODIC CLINICS TO SPAY/NEUTER FERAL CATS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAPPED OR RESCUED BY AREA VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PREVENT THE EXPANSION OF THE FERAL CAT POPULATION IN THE AREA. TO DATE, THE CLINICS HAVE FIXED OVER 15,000 FERAL FELINES, PREVENTING THOUSANDS OF UNWANTED LITTERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS UPDATED AND REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES IN RESPECT TO A PARTICULAR ITEM OR ISSUE TO BE VOTED UPON, THE PERSON(S) INVOLVED ABSTAIN FROM SUCH VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW ALL COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES COMPENSATION FROM THE 990 FILINGS OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SAME AS ABOVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE FORM 990 AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DISTRIBUTES AN ANNUAL REPORT TO LARGE DONORS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN VALUE OF ANNUITY 9,340